Republican Lawmakers in Blue State’s ARE having Heartburn….

Should be….

Texas Gov Abbott and Trump ARE endangering their jobs with the redistricting things …..

Democrats ARE getting ready to strike back at the Texas to game the House seat numbers….

And the Democrats HAVE a LOT more House Districts they can redo….

Blue-state Republicans whose political futures would be at risk in retaliatory redistricting efforts by Democrats are sounding the alarm on Texas’s mid-decade effort to pad the GOP House majority.

President Trump’s push to have Texas redraw its House maps — with a goal of picking up five seats ahead of next year — has prompted red and blue states alike to consider redrawing their maps in response. Mid-decade redistricting being considered in California alone could cancel out Republicans’ wins in the Lone Star State.

The redistricting tit for tat is frustrating blue state Republicans.

“I think the whole thing is pretty disgusting,” Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), whose reelection could be at risk if California Democrats pursue new maps, told The Hill of the redistricting battles across the country. Constituents don’t want politicians manufacturing “a temporary gain by — any side — manipulating lines.”

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), who also could face running in an even more competitive House in California, introduced a bill this week that would prohibit mid-decade redistrictingnationwide….

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The redistricting battle in Texas has unnerved Democratic governors, who have criticized the GOP for trying to change House lines ahead of an election year. But it’s also prompted California, New York and Illinois officials to explore their own options to redraw district lines, saying they have to fight fire with fire.

Caught in the crossfire are blue-state Republicans who face a conundrum: They’re against seeing their own House districts drawn out even as some of them may support the GOP push happening in places like Texas.

But members of the party warn it’s a lose-lose situation for both parties. …

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